Duke University Libraries

Duke University Libraries
Established	1839
Branches	11
Collection
Size	6 million volumes
Other information
Director	Deborah Jakubs
Website	library.duke.edu

Duke University Libraries is the library system of Duke University, serving the university's students and faculty. The Libraries collectively hold some 6 million volumes.^[1]

The collection contains 17.7 million manuscripts, 1.2 million public documents, and tens of thousands of films and videos. The Perkins System Libraries consists of the main branch, the William R. Perkins Library, the Bostock Library, the Library Service Center, the Lilly Library (fine arts, philosophy, film and video, performing arts), the Music Library, the Pearse Memorial Library (marine lab), the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library / University Archives, and Library Technical Services. The professional schools have separately-administrated libraries: the Goodson Law Library (Duke University School of Law, Divinity School Library (Duke Divinity School), Ford Library (Fuqua School of Business), and the Medical Center Library (Duke University Health System, including the Duke University School of Medicine). The Biological and Environmental Sciences Library was formerly part of the system but in 2009 it closed permanently.^[2]

Libraries and departments

The Gothic Reading Room of Perkins Library

William R. Perkins Library

The William R. Perkins Library system has nine branches on campus. It includes a major collection of Confederate imprints.

Roy J. Bostock Library

Bostock Library

Bostock Library, named for Board of Trustee member Roy J. Bostock, opened in the fall of 2005 as part of the University's strategic plan to supplement Duke's libraries. It contains 87 study carrels, 517 seats, and 96 computer stations, as well as 72,996 feet (22,249 m) of shelving for overflow books from Perkins Library as well as for new collections.^[3]

See also

• David Ferriero

Notes

1. ^ The Nation's Largest Libraries: A Listing By Volumes Held." American Library Association.
2. ^ http://library.duke.edu/bes/
3. ^ The Bostock Library. Duke University Libraries. Retrieved on June 21, 2007.

References

• Land, William Goodfellow and George Washington Flowers. (1939). The centennial exhibit of the Duke university library, consisting of material from the George Washington Flowers memorial collection of books and documents relating to the history and literature of the South, April 5-June 5, 1939. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University. OCLC 1520097